plot or animate a vector field and flow line at a specified point - Maple Help

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Student[VectorCalculus][VectorFieldTutor] - plot or animate a vector field and flow line at a specified point

 Calling Sequence VectorFieldTutor() VectorFieldTutor(F, G)

Parameters

 F - (optional) 'Vector'(algebraic); vector field G - (optional) 'Vector'(realcons); starting point of flow line

Description

 • The VectorFieldTutor command launches a tutor interface that plots and animates the flow line through a vector field.
 If F and G are not specified, VectorFieldTutor uses default values.

Examples

 > $\mathrm{with}\left(\mathrm{Student}[\mathrm{VectorCalculus}]\right):$
 > $\mathrm{VectorFieldTutor}\left(\right)$
 > $\mathrm{SetCoordinates}\left({\mathrm{cartesian}}_{x,y}\right)$
 > $\mathrm{VectorFieldTutor}\left(\mathrm{VectorField}\left(⟨y,-x⟩\right),⟨1,2⟩\right)$
 > $\mathrm{SetCoordinates}\left({\mathrm{cartesian}}_{x,y,z}\right)$
 > $\mathrm{VectorFieldTutor}\left(\mathrm{VectorField}\left(⟨y,-x,z⟩\right),⟨1,2,1⟩\right)$